What is Phytotherapy?

Phytotherapy is the modern practice of Western herbal medicine, with a history of over 5000 years. Phytotherapy is a science-based medical practice and, therefore, different from traditional medicine practices, only linked to traditional knowledge. Practitioners of Phytotherapy are diagnostic healthcare professionals that provide individualised herbal medicine treatment, nutritional and lifestyle advice. Our approach focuses on holistic and preventative medicine, where we aim to find and treat the cause of disease and not only treat symptoms.

Phytotherapists use plant-derived medicines to treat and prevent disease with the use of herbs in various forms, e.g., teas, tinctures, tablets, creams, ointments, oils, etc. Every prescription is tailored to suit each individual patient.

Western herbal medicine is essentially European in origin, although currently, Phyotherapists make use of plants from all parts of the world. Phytotherapy today is the combination of this long history of using plants, together with modern scientific research and thorough medical training.